Overview
- South Africa took a 1–0 lead with a 55‑run win in Rawalpindi, posting 194 for 9 before bowling Pakistan out for 139.
- Reeza Hendricks anchored the Proteas with 60 off 40, while George Linde added a late 36 to lift the total.
- Corbin Bosch delivered career‑best figures of 4 for 14 and Linde took 3 for 31 to shut down Pakistan’s chase.
- Babar Azam, playing his first T20I of 2025, was out for a two‑ball duck at No. 3 and also dropped a straightforward catch at mid‑on.
- Pakistan wore pink kits for a PCB breast‑cancer awareness drive, as the teams now shift to Lahore for matches on Friday and Saturday.